Dr. Thelma Navarrete – Clemente, MD, FPCHA, FPOGS, FPCS founder and Chairman of the Board of Capitol Medical Center celebrated her birthday on October 11, 2011. A thanksgiving mass was held attended by immediate family members including one sister from Spain, members of the Board of Directors, ManCom, Department Heads and Supervisors, former staff/employees that have long retired, officers of the CMC College and some friends. A sumptuous lunch was served after the mass, followed by a short program where visitors paid tribute to the celebrant. Group rendition of Dr. Clemente’s favorite tunes was done by the Department heads combining efforts and resources to make the presentation viable.

The Nursing Service under the leadership of the Chief Nurse Ms. Ingrid Yap, culminated the program with a song and dance number to the tune of "Pipit and Ikaw ang Mahal Ko". A separate program for the Medical Staff was held two days after the Celebrant’s special day. Themed "Pista Sa Nayon" the program was indeed a walk through down memory lane with all the native trimmings, carnival set up and the purely Filipiñana costume worn by the attendees. The candidates for "Mutya ng Nayon" was a sight to behold with some female doctors dressed like "Sagalas and Hermana Mayores" walking up the stage while being introduced by the emcee.

The Medical Staff party was a 'gathering of stars' with the consultants from the different departments presenting a song or dance number or merely saying a few words to convey their warm wishes to the celebrant. In her expression of gratitude to the attendees, Dr. Thelma N. Clemente cited that ninety (90) years of well lived, meaningful life entails so much sacrifice which she did with so much courage and will to get Capitol Medical Center to where it is right now. In living up to her mission of helping the less fortunate and those in dire need of medical assistance, Dr. Clemente shared a comment from her close friends that she is partly to blame for the population increase in Manila as she used to assist women in delivering their newborn even at the corridors of her lying-in / maternity clinic. She may have considered retirement before but sensing the need for her guidance, she maintains her advocate of taking "the road less travelled" and in so doing, she is passing the torch of Capitol Medical Center to the younger generation of Doctors who are bound to execute the TNC brand of healthcare service.